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Show 7465 Tasker- D 5444 each had a boat - we didn't have a boat all the time, but most of the time we had a boat, each one of the rod men had a boat; the party had their boats; we would go from point to point in these boats; sometimes we would cross the river, and sometimes we would work half a day on one side. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Did you ever cross the river on foot? A Cross the river on foot? Q Yes. A No; I have crossed it as far as I could wade, and swam the rest of the way. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Now, on the trip down there -- just answer yes or no to these questions as much as you can -- on the trip down from Greenriver to the head of the cataracts , did you encounter any sandbars? A No. Q Through Cataract canyon did you encounter any sandbars? A No, there is no sandbars in there. Q The water is so swift it cleans them out? A Yes. Q From the foot of the cataracts down to the Utah- Arizona state line did you encounter any sandbars - did the boats get stuck on sandbars? Just say yes or no, please. |